RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 195], URBS ROMA, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA Γ

OBVERSE	VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmet with plume (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.
REVERSE	She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above. SMNΓ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 195 except for absence of three dots between stars on rev. These dots are not recorded by LBRC (footnote 185 on p, 634). Note also that sometimes a clogged die cannot be excluded. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 195], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED ISSUE, OFFICINA A NICOMEDIA [after 195], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED ISSUE, OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA [after 195], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED ISSUE, OFFICINA Δ

NOTES

Weight 2.38 g; diameter 18 mm. From NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 101724). Attributed to Nicomedia. Note, however, that the m.m. is uncertain. Could be unlisted officina of HERACLEA 114 (m.m. SMHΓ) or unlisted officina of HERCALEA 119 (m.m. •SMHΓ).